"Noct, Luna", the little girl squealed as she entered the room, her raven locks bouncing around her shoulders as she came running over. The young Oracle opened her arms and hugged her tight, smiling at the younger girls lively greeting. As both of them let go, brown eyes fell onto sad blue ones. Without another word the little girl went to the young Prince' side, giving him the lightest of hugs. Her eyes, now much more sad then before, fell back onto the blond girl. "It's ok Aidin.", she gave her a reassuring smile, "The Prince is just sad that you are to leave again soon.".The little girl let go of Noctis, but smiled at him, "Don't be sad Noct. I asked my dad and he said that we can come back here if uncle Regis allows it.". A small grin formed on the Prince sad face as he heard her words. "Aidin, it's King Regis, not uncle. I know you have known him for as long as you can think, but still.", Luna scolded her with a sigh. Aidin wasn't having any of it, "But uncle Regis said it was okay to call him that. At least in private.", the last few words not more than a whisper.

The young Prince was watching their exchange rather amused. Ai knew exactly that Luna didn't like her acting this casually when she spoke of him or his father. But what she had said was true, his father had agreed to it long ago. Was it when they where four? Or five? Noctis couldn't remember, it just became normal over time.

While the two girls where arguing, and the Prince lost in thoughts, the door opened again. Without any of the three noticing, a man in his mid thirties entered. His short, black hair and brown eyes left no doubt that he was the father of the little girl arguing with the young Oracle. Upon seeing the scene, a smile spread on his face.

With a light cough he had their attention. "Apologies for my intrusion on this, I'm sure, very important discussion. But, I was sent by His Majesty to inform you to get ready for a stroll through the gardens. He believes the Prince would like to get outside for a change.", his tone was rather amused. The older two of the girls smiled and nodded in agreement, the younger one slowly walked over to the man's side and tugged on his sleeve. "Does that include me too?", she whispered to him. Before he could answer the young Prince spoke up, "Uncle Johann, I know you're coming with us. So Ai can tag along, right?". With a sigh and another smile, Johann nodded, "His Majesty already agreed to that.".

Pushing the Prince along in his wheelchair after they had left the young Ladies room, Johann looked at his daughter. Smiling and talking to the Prince, she was such a lively child. 'Just like her mother.', he thought, a sad smile forming on his face. He knew Aidin didn't remember her mother, much like the young Prince. Maybe that was another reason they got along so well, not just because of what had been decided years ago. He sighed, no use brooding over it right now. Things would fall into place when it was time. For now, all of them should enjoy the time they had.

As they reached the doors to the garden, His Majesty was already waiting for them. Aidin smiled and started running towards the King, which knelt down to hug her and pick her up, before his eyes fell on his grinning son. "It's good to see you in high spirits Noctis. It seems the time you spent here with Lady Lunafreya and young Lady Solis did do you well.", he said, smiling. "Uncle Regis.", a little voice to the side of the King spoke up, "Do we really have to go back soon?". Smiling at her, the King set Aidin down again. "Noctis is the Crown Prince, Lady Solis, and you are the daughter of the Royal Adviser. We can't have you two stay here forever.", he spoke, softly to both of them, "However, we agreed that you could visit again from time to time.".

After Luna had arrived, they all set out towards the fast gardens of Fenestala Manor. Aidin running alongside Noctis in his wheelchair, which was pushed by Luna, followed by King Regis and Johann. It didn't take them long to find the rest of the Fleuret family, flanked by people that must have been Royal Advisers and the likes of Sylva and her son Ravus. The King went ahead of them greeting the current Oracle, Luna's mother Sylva.

Then, as the children and Johann came closer, it seemed as if clouds where starting to cover the sky. Everyone looked up, but it was already too late. It was not clouds, but airships covering the sky, Niflheim warships. Soldiers started dropping from above, attacking everyone in sight. Regis turned around, running towards the children, Johann already picking up his daughter. As he reached them, he picked up his son from the wheelchair and took Luna's hand. Running, he could hear Ravus desperate cry for help, people dying around them. And then he felt the young girl's hand slip from his own. No, not slip, she let go. He turned around looking at her, one last time, called out her name, one last time. Then he ran, not looking back, despite the screams from his son and the young girl in her fathers arms next to him.